Here, Robert Zemeckis-This film is most well-known for taking place within a single shot of an American home over multiple generations and eras of history. Some critics might derisively call this as a gimmick, but that just goes to show how cynical critics are. This is innovation, people!
The central family with Paul Bettany, Kelly Reilly, Tom Hanks, and Robin Wright Penn fights with a sense of being stuck at their income bracket. For a film about American life, there's the irony that the American status symbol of a home is keeping our central family down.
With the same creative team behind Forrest Gump, the film is driven by a sentiment that might be considered outdated. Cinema has veered more towards ironic, experimental, and commentary-laden stories in the last couple of decades. Hopefully, the more hardened among us will let themselves simply be moved by this. My top ten is usually films that are clever or technically impressive, but the one at the top of my list (Palm Springs, Blue Bayou, Asteroid City, and Top Gun 2 the last four years) is usually the one that just floors me. That's Here.
The central family with Paul Bettany, Kelly Reilly, Tom Hanks, and Robin Wright Penn fights with a sense of being stuck at their income bracket. For a film about American life, there's the irony that the American status symbol of a home is keeping our central family down.
With the same creative team behind Forrest Gump, the film is driven by a sentiment that might be considered outdated. Cinema has veered more towards ironic, experimental, and commentary-laden stories in the last couple of decades. Hopefully, the more hardened among us will let themselves simply be moved by this. My top ten is usually films that are clever or technically impressive, but the one at the top of my list (Palm Springs, Blue Bayou, Asteroid City, and Top Gun 2 the last four years) is usually the one that just floors me. That's Here.